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Consent Calendar:
1A) The City is contracting with Edward J. Johnson for Hearing Officer Services for the purpose of providing fair and impartial due process hearings for persons appealing the City's administrative decisions. It will be a three-year agreement (plus two one-year extensions), capped at $100,000 annually plus $2,000 for reasonable reimbursable expenses.
1B) Awarding a construction contract in the amount of $178,336.15 to Kertel Communications, Inc dba Sebastian for the Clinton Avenue Intelligent Transportation System Conduits Installation (from Chestnut to Fine Avenues (map)), Airport Administration Building Fiber Conduit Tie-in project, which will be utilized to synchronize the traffic signals along the Clinton Avenue corridor, to improve transportation safety, and efficiency to reduce emissions.
1C) The City will be purchasing 11,056 square feet of the property for $60,000 for the installation of curb, gutter, sidewalk, drive approaches, an ADA ramp, street lights and modification of the existing traffic signal along the north side of Nees Avenue west of the intersection of Nees and Maple Avenues (map).
1D) The City is purchasing a $267,872 pump for the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility that will be used when the main raw sewage pumps must be sent in for factory repair.
1E) The Department of Public Utilities, Water Division, routinely cuts and removes existing street paving to gain access to the water system for repairs, maintenance, and capital improvements. Due to the ongoing nature of this work, the Water Division obtain firm pricing, secured through competitive bidding, for three years, that allowed the Water Division to order the repairs on an as needed basis. This contract is a six-month requirements contract with provisions for five six-month extensions to West Valley Construction Inc., in the amount of $449,969.
1F) There has been an agreement between Lennar Homes and Clovis Unified School District for the installation of a storm drain in the area of 6736 E. Dakota (map). Now that the installation is complete, continued storm drain basin operation and maintenance, and future basin demolition and infill (once master plan storm drain facilities become available), must now be transferred to the City. These conditions include an annual basin maintenance cost of $250, and a future demolition and in-fill cost of $26,187.
1G) Approve the appointments of Andre Pecina and David Mercer and the reappointments of Lee Ann Eager, Tom Abshere, Gwyndolyn Harshaw and Bret Slusser to the Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board by Council President Xiong.
General Administration:
2A) Staff recommends the Fresno City Council approve an agreement between the City of Fresno and the Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission (FCEOC) for $1.5 million to implement a HOME-funded Targeted Area Rehabilitation Program for low to moderate-income households in southwest, southeast, and central Fresno areas. This Program will operate alongside the CDBG-funded Targeted Area Distressed Property Program that provides minor interior and exterior repair of homes with code enforcement infractions.
2B) Staff proposes to use $1.75 million of FY14 CDBG funds held in contingency and FY13 program cost savings to fund the following housing and community development activities in targeted areas:
2D) Authorizing the Chief of Police to enter into an agreement dated November 1, 2013, with the County of Fresno to reserve five bed spaces in the Fresno County Jail for the purpose of housing Fresno Police Department arrestees at a rate of $520.00 per day.
10:00AM) A hearing regarding the proposed amendment of the City of Fresno’s Master Fee Schedule to increase water connection fees has been continued to 11/7/2013 at 10:00 a.m.
1:30PM #1) Jorge Zavala, owner of ShowRoom Doctor Z Inc will make an appearance by to discuss the City’s bidding process around Fresno Area Express' (FAX) bus washing contract.
1:30PM #2) In a effort to abate message parlors that operate within the City limits that could be a front for illegal and unlawful activity, City Council is introducing a bill that would require all people who provide massages within the City Limits to be a Certified Massage Practitioner and business' obtain a valid "City Registration Certificate."
1A) The City is contracting with Edward J. Johnson for Hearing Officer Services for the purpose of providing fair and impartial due process hearings for persons appealing the City's administrative decisions. It will be a three-year agreement (plus two one-year extensions), capped at $100,000 annually plus $2,000 for reasonable reimbursable expenses.
1B) Awarding a construction contract in the amount of $178,336.15 to Kertel Communications, Inc dba Sebastian for the Clinton Avenue Intelligent Transportation System Conduits Installation (from Chestnut to Fine Avenues (map)), Airport Administration Building Fiber Conduit Tie-in project, which will be utilized to synchronize the traffic signals along the Clinton Avenue corridor, to improve transportation safety, and efficiency to reduce emissions.
1C) The City will be purchasing 11,056 square feet of the property for $60,000 for the installation of curb, gutter, sidewalk, drive approaches, an ADA ramp, street lights and modification of the existing traffic signal along the north side of Nees Avenue west of the intersection of Nees and Maple Avenues (map).
1D) The City is purchasing a $267,872 pump for the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility that will be used when the main raw sewage pumps must be sent in for factory repair.
1E) The Department of Public Utilities, Water Division, routinely cuts and removes existing street paving to gain access to the water system for repairs, maintenance, and capital improvements. Due to the ongoing nature of this work, the Water Division obtain firm pricing, secured through competitive bidding, for three years, that allowed the Water Division to order the repairs on an as needed basis. This contract is a six-month requirements contract with provisions for five six-month extensions to West Valley Construction Inc., in the amount of $449,969.
1F) There has been an agreement between Lennar Homes and Clovis Unified School District for the installation of a storm drain in the area of 6736 E. Dakota (map). Now that the installation is complete, continued storm drain basin operation and maintenance, and future basin demolition and infill (once master plan storm drain facilities become available), must now be transferred to the City. These conditions include an annual basin maintenance cost of $250, and a future demolition and in-fill cost of $26,187.
1G) Approve the appointments of Andre Pecina and David Mercer and the reappointments of Lee Ann Eager, Tom Abshere, Gwyndolyn Harshaw and Bret Slusser to the Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board by Council President Xiong.
General Administration:
2A) Staff recommends the Fresno City Council approve an agreement between the City of Fresno and the Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission (FCEOC) for $1.5 million to implement a HOME-funded Targeted Area Rehabilitation Program for low to moderate-income households in southwest, southeast, and central Fresno areas. This Program will operate alongside the CDBG-funded Targeted Area Distressed Property Program that provides minor interior and exterior repair of homes with code enforcement infractions.
2B) Staff proposes to use $1.75 million of FY14 CDBG funds held in contingency and FY13 program cost savings to fund the following housing and community development activities in targeted areas:
- Community and Recreation Center Improvements (Ted C. Wills; Mary Ella Brown; Frank H. Ball; Holmes; Mosqueda; Quigley; Romain; and Pinedale community centers) - $425,000
- District 3 Neighborhood Vision Plan - $250,000
- Targeted Area Distressed Property Program - $500,000
- Community Street Improvements - $805,000
2D) Authorizing the Chief of Police to enter into an agreement dated November 1, 2013, with the County of Fresno to reserve five bed spaces in the Fresno County Jail for the purpose of housing Fresno Police Department arrestees at a rate of $520.00 per day.
Scheduled Council Hearings and Matters:
10:00AM) A hearing regarding the proposed amendment of the City of Fresno’s Master Fee Schedule to increase water connection fees has been continued to 11/7/2013 at 10:00 a.m.
1:30PM #1) Jorge Zavala, owner of ShowRoom Doctor Z Inc will make an appearance by to discuss the City’s bidding process around Fresno Area Express' (FAX) bus washing contract.
1:30PM #2) In a effort to abate message parlors that operate within the City limits that could be a front for illegal and unlawful activity, City Council is introducing a bill that would require all people who provide massages within the City Limits to be a Certified Massage Practitioner and business' obtain a valid "City Registration Certificate."
5:00PM) A proposed planning code text amendment to allow interim use of currently vacant parcels to grow crops and ornamental plants which would ameliorate current nuisances associated with vacant properties while providing nutritional and economic benefit to the community. Opposition to the text amendment has been expressed by residents of West Fresno, who have concerns about potential environmental and economic impacts of farming in their area, and by community gardening advocates who do not want that use/activity to be subject to zoning classification or regulation until the 2035 General Plan and new Development Code are adopted has been continued to 11/7/2013 at 5:00 p.m.
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